Stones: The bus jam was a spontaneous decision by the players and had nothing to do with Guardiola

Sports Weekly All-Media Reporter Li Jingyi

With the international match day approaching, Stones responded to Tuchel's call-up and reported to the England team. During this period, he accepted an exclusive interview with talkSPORT, during which he talked about the "Gun Month Battle" that triggered public opinion about the subversive style of Guardiola, the master of "beautiful football". In this game, Manchester City's ball possession rate was as low as 32.8%, which refreshed Gua Xian's personal lower limit since coaching the top league. Blue Moon focused on counterattacks and performed pragmatically. The famous Spanish coach was ridiculed as a "bird". Guardiola refuted outside criticism, saying that if he subverts himself, the players who accompany him are the most qualified to evaluate him. "After all, they participated in every meeting, game and summary."

Now Stones stands up to defend his mentor: The so-called "bus" tactic was not part of the plan for the 1-1 draw, nor was it intentional by the coach, nor was it in line with the DNA of the champion Blue Moon. "This is definitely not the way to win." The root of all this lies in the self-determination of the Blue Moon players. The Three Lions central defender expressed regret for this and was even more sorry for the damage to Guardiola's reputation.

"That was not our pre-arrangement. I think during the game, you will encounter various situations, you will feel the pressure, or the rhythm of the game makes you feel that you can only do this. The players spontaneously adopted this style of play, and in my opinion, this may be the source of such a sensation and becoming a topic. This was not planned in advance, and it is definitely not the style of our team. We do not want to play in that way. I think winning by relying on the edge of the penalty area is not the right way. . I've been through that type of play many times as an opponent and know how frustrating it can be and how difficult it is to endure that kind of pressure for so long. That was actually the result of a combination of factors, and it was definitely not our tactical arrangement. It's more of a "feeling" that adapts to the progress of the game. To be honest, it's hard for me to explain the reason. Looking back, that kind of performance was extremely lacking in our character. Although we scored points, I think next time we have to play our own style of play. "